Calorie-rich, high-fat formula maintains optimal body weight and a healthy appetite. There are times in a horse’s life when a diet of hay and grain are just not enough. When a horse needs a healthy source of additional calories, you can count on WeightGainWise to provide them.

When health issues arise, always seek the advice of a licensed veterinarian who can help you choose the correct course of action for your horse. Supplements are intended to maintain healthy systems and support recovery and healing. They are not intended to treat or cure illness or injury.

Recommended for

Veterinarians frequently recommend WeightGainWise to support horses who need extra calories, struggle to maintain a healthy body condition, or those with metabolic challenges that require a low starch/sugar diet.

WeightGainWise is recommended for:

Chronic hard keepers

Metabolically challenged horses

Mares in late gestation and lactation

Horses living in physically and mentally stressful conditions

Horses recovering from injury or illness

Horses with certain muscle disorders

Horses that need extra calories in the cold winter months

Performance horses, racehorses and show horses

Sales weanlings and yearlings

Senior horses

Young horses in training

Ingredients

WeightGainWise nutrient analysis per recommended daily serving:

High-quality fat

The fat sources utilized in WeightGainWise include rice bran, ground flax, and flaxseed oil. Fat contributes positively to the diet in multiple ways. Fat does not cause the hindgut imbalances that high levels of starchy/sugary grains will, reducing the risk of grain overload and the dangers it presents. Once digested, fat is utilized without producing the extreme hormone spikes known to negatively affect temperament and glucose metabolism. Horses require a certain amount of fat in the diet to properly digest fat soluble vitamins such as A, D, E, and K.

The caloric density of fat makes it an incredible source of energy. Because fats contain 2.25 times the energy of carbohydrates, supplementation with fat can reduce the amount of starchy/sugary grains needed in the diet. By decreasing meal size and offering a diet rich in fat and fiber, horses become less prone to colic, laminitis, and insulin resistance-related disorders. Smaller meal sizes are also more attractive to picky eaters.

In broodmares, studies have shown that mares in good condition and positive energy balance (those who are not skinny or losing weight) have better conception rates. Adding fat to the diet allows breeders to keep mares in better condition without the risk of grain overload.

Direct-fed microbials

A healthy GI tract is essential in order for your horse remain in good condition. Along with nutrient absorption, the GI tract plays a significant role in the horse’s immune system and appetite stimulation.

Direct-fed microbials, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger, help to regulate pH (acid) balance in the GI tract, producing a hindgut environment that encourages beneficial bacteria to grow. When beneficial bacteria flourish the digestive tract operates at an optimal level, digestion improves, and horses utilize their feed more efficiently.

Lactobacillus acidophilus and Enterococcus faecium are two lactic acid-producing direct-fed microbes that researchers have been working with recently. Scientists have found that these lactic acid-producing bacteria also influence pH balance in the GI tract, which may play a role in boosting immunity levels.

When a horse’s digestive tract is healthy, his appetite is stimulated. Horses that feel good are less picky and more likely to clean up their feed.

Lecithin

Lecithin is a beneficial fatty acid that aids digestion and encourages maximal absorption of nutrients. Lecithin also contains choline, a factor necessary in the production of acetylcholine. As a neurotransmitter, acetylcholine is a critical component of the nervous system.